I know where to get brisket where to get thighs

[bam]

From thread on comp briskets I have a few choices for the other three meats. A call in chicken pays the same as brisket. Where do you get your chicken?

 

[Untraceable]

Where ever you can find about 20 similar in size to start

 

[Ribeye Republic]

Grocery store.

 

[bam]

We go with Sams or RD for chicken.

 

[Untraceable]

Im far from a chicken master but I do know the difference between briskets and there is no chance in hell the gap is that wide

 

[Alexa RnQ]

Grocery store. Chicken is a pretty consistent product, your only real choices are conventionally (water bath) processed or air chilled. Oh, and free range/organic or not.

 

[wjwheeler]

Publix GreenWise

 

[Pappy Q]

Legs: pretty much anywhere. Thighs: Whole Foods

 

[Jason TQ]

Costco

 

[Blanton]

Sam's is good because the skin is not trimmed leaving more for you to work with.

 

[BKBBQ]

Kroger...heritage farm

 

[Fat Freddy]

Sam's is good because the skin is not trimmed leaving more for you to work with.

You havent seen the chicken I noticed at a Sams' today then. I swear they must have used a hacksaw to trim every single package. Ended up going to Walmart to get chicken for my practice run. I even had them pull out another case and it was just horrible.

 

[ITBFQ]

Sams - Pilgrim's Pride.

 

[J&B'sBBQ]

Costco: they come in large packs so you have plenty to pick from and you don't need to buy 10 different packs from the grocery store.

 

[columbia1]

Winco, which is basically Foster farms relabeled. They seem to have the largest thighs, with plenty of spare skin to work with, and a decent amount of fat.(we have a Fosters farms plant right in town, so I know this are extremely fresh)

 

[Burnt at Both Endz]

I buy wherever I can find some air chilled chicken, but hey what do I know, because I don't worry about having a lot of skin to play/work with.

 

[CBQ]

Almost anyplace...just try to buy something where you know what the solution content is. Lower is better, avoid anything over 5%. They don't always label it though.

Also: avoid Purdue. Great in your oven, but yellow chicken not rockin' the BBQ world.

 

[tduffy]

I've always just used the golden plump brand from the grocery store. no clue what these are classified as. anyone know?

 

[K-Train]

I've had good luck with D'Artagnan (you gotta call to special order), whole foods, and wegmans. All of the above are air chilled.

 

[sitnfat]

I went to my local grocery store. Told the meat man how big I wanted them and I need 8 that size. They go through dozens and can pick them out and package them.